In 2021, Cookeville, TN had a population of 34.1k people with a median age of 30 and a median household income of $43,611. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Cookeville, TN grew from 33,922 to 34,068, a 0.43% increase and its median household income grew from $40,836 to $43,611, a 6.8% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Cookeville, TN are White (Non-Hispanic) (81.3%), White (Hispanic) (5.74%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.07%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.39%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.84%).
None of the households in Cookeville, TN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
96.6% of the residents in Cookeville, TN are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Cookeville, TN are Tennessee Technological University (2,421 degrees awarded in 2021), Genesis Career College-Cookeville (178 degrees), and Fortis Institute-Cookeville-Cookeville Campus-Archive2021 (97 degrees).
In 2021, the median property value in Cookeville, TN was $200,300, and the homeownership rate was 41%.
Most people in Cookeville, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19 minutes. The average car ownership in Cookeville, TN was 2 cars per household.